Fulton & Susie Collins Foundation
Tulsa, OK · EIN 73-1273053. Reported 215 grants totalling $3,841,802 to 82 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Fulton & Susie Collins Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $350,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $1,262,400 | 14 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bishop Kelley | Tulsa, OK | $763,343 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tulsa Community Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $401,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gilcrease Museum | Tulsa, OK | $300,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| A New Leaf | Owasso, OK | $205,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Christ the King Church | Tulsa, OK | $136,900 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| River Parks Foundationriver Parks Authority | Tulsa, OK | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tulsa Day Center | Tulsa, OK | $69,200 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Botanic Garden | Tulsa, OK | $50,150 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Menlo Park Atherton Education Foundation | Atherton, CA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Area United Way | Tulsa, OK | $41,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Frontier Media Group | Tulsa, OK | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Miguel School | Tulsa, OK | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alcuin School | Dallas, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Saint Joseph Monastery | Tulsa, OK | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philbrook Museum of Art | Tulsa, OK | $25,454 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Clinic Indain River Foundation | Vero Beach, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First United Methodist Church | Tulsa, OK | $20,535 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Girl Scounts of Eastern Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pittsburg State University Foundation Inc | Pittsburg, KS | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Tulsa, OK | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Family & Children's Services | Tulsa, OK | $13,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Diocese of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $13,150 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| John's Island Foundation | Vero Beach, FL | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities | Tulsa, OK | $11,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grace Science Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Health Connection | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hearts of Hearing | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Miguel | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shelton School Capital Campaign | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Little Lighthouse | Tulsa, OK | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Indian River | Vero Beach, FL | $6,820 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | Palo Alto, CA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Resonance | Tulsa, OK | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Iron Gate | Tulsa, OK | $5,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hospitality House | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Menlo School | Menlo Park, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shelton School | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childcare Resources of Indian River | Vero Beach, FL | $4,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Indian River Land Trust | Vero Beach, FL | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Philip Neri University Parish | Tulsa, OK | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tulsa Boys' Home | Tulsa, OK | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| John's Island Community Service League | Vero Beach, FL | $3,850 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Riverside Theatre | Vero Beach, FL | $3,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels Metro Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $2,850 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| John's Is Employee Relief Fund Foundation Inc | Indian River Shores, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oklahoma Project Women | Tulsa, OK | $2,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Our Lady of the Wayside Church | Portola Valley, CA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pathways Adult Learning Center | Tulsa, OK | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Philip Neri Newman Center | Tulsa, OK | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Stonebrook Project | Catoosa, OK | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Period Pantry Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Childcare Resources | Vero Beach, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hospice of Green Country | Tulsa, OK | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Route 66 Village Inc | Tulsa, OK | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alheimer's Association | Tulsa, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crossover Mission Inc | Vero Beach, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Tee of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior League of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Joseph Monastery | Tulsa, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Environmental Learning Center | Vero Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Church | Vero Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oklahoma 4-H Foundation (ira Holler Schol Fund) | Stillwater, OK | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness | Oklahoma City, OK | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rmhc of Intermountain Area | Salt Lake City, UT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rogers Steate University Foundation | Claremore, OK | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Historical Society | Tulsa, OK | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Veterans Airlift Command | St Louis Park, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eastern New Mexico University | Portales, NM | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harvard Avenue Christian Church | Tulsa, OK | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National World War II Museum | New Orleans, LA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Poweshiek Animal League Shelter | Grinell, IA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boy Scouts of America Indian Nations Council | Tulsa, OK | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holland Hall Artworks Program | Tulsa, OK | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mitchell J Moore Foundation | Rhinelander, WI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Society of the Sacred Heart | St Louis, MO | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Church | Atlanta, GA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Paul the Apostle Catholic School | Davenport, IA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tulsa Garden Center at Woodward Park | Tulsa, OK | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
42 of 82 (51%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 66%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- University of Tulsa
Undesignated Restristed Fund - Bishop Kelley
Building our Future Campaign - Gilcrease Museum
Campaign for Gilcrease Capital Funds - Tulsa Community Foundation
A Gathering Place for Tulsa Pl.(8 of 10) - Tulsa Botanic Garden
James Bost Arboretum Memorial - River Parks Foundationriver Parks Authority
Turkey Mtn. Master Plan Project 3 of 3
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 97 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | $909,573 | $2,343 |
| 2022 | 55 | $1,068,725 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 54 | $945,870 | $2,160 |
| 2024 | 49 | $917,634 | $2,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 95% of this one's giving went to organizations in Oklahoma. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Oklahoma.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Fulton & Susie Collins Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 2200 S Utica Place Suite 420, Tulsa, OK, 74114. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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